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TOPICS
1. Signs Of The End / 11. The Martyrs & The 144,0002. Parables Of The End / 12. A Glimpse Of Heaven
3. The Resurrection – In Daniel / 13. The Lake Of Fire
4. The Resurrection – In 1 Corinthians / 14. Satan’s Downfall
5. The Tribulation – The Deceivers / 15. The Millennium
6. The Tribulation – Persecution / 16. The New Jerusalem
7. The Tribulation – Babylon & Trade / 17. Israel
8. The Tribulation – The Final Plagues / 18. The Reward Of The Saints
9. The Seven Churches / 19. Reigning With Christ
10. The Two Witnesses / 20. Living In Hope
How To Study This Material
- The study leader should be equipped with a good study bible (e.g. NIV Study Bible or Thompson Chain-Reference) and go through the study before hand.
- You can take turns at leading the studies.
- The idea is for group members to answer the questions with the leader simply acting as a facilitator – the leader should do no more than one-third of the talking.
- Read the entire passage before starting the study. This is important so you can get the whole picture. For long passages take turns at reading a few verses at a time.
- About half of the studies have a simple activity you can do. This helps make learning fun and contains good teaching points. The week before the activity the study leader should tell the class what to bring to the next session.
- Each study has twelve questions and the same outline:
“Open in prayer asking God for truth and wisdom from His Word.
Read the Bible passage
Answer the questions, writing the answers in the space provided.
Take about 3-5 minutes per question.
Fill in the “Personal Application” section
If you have time write down prayer points for members of the group.
Close in prayer.”
- You can use the following verse as an opening prayer:
Psalms 119:18 Open my eyes, so that I may behold wonderful things out of Your Law. - The Personal Application section is for each member to list one thing they will do as a result of the study.
- Close in prayer for each other.
- Briefly review the prayer points next week to see how God has answered.
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Living In The End Times
STUDY NO: 1
TOPIC: Signs of The End
BIBLE PASSAGE: Matthew 24:1-51
HOW TO STUDY THIS LESSON:
Open in prayer asking God for truth and wisdom from His Word.
Read the Bible passage
Answer the questions, writing the answers in the space provided.
Take about 3-5 minutes per question.
Fill in the “Personal Application” section
If you have time write down prayer points for members of the group.
Close in prayer.
STUDY QUESTIONS
1. What question did the disciples ask Jesus? (v. 1-3)
2. What warning did Jesus give them? (v. 4-6, 23-26)
3. What did Jesus say about natural disasters? (v. 7,8)
4. What will happen to Christians and the Church? (v. 9-13)
5. What will happen just before the end times? (v. 14)
6. How close are we to the gospel being proclaimed to all ethnic groups?
7. Will the end times be easy or difficult? What should we expect? (v. 15-26)
8. What will the coming of the Son of Man be like (v. 27-31)
9. What will happen to Israel (the fig-tree) at this time? (V. 32-34)
10. What did Jesus tell us about trying to set dates for the end-time? (v. 25,26)
11. What biblical disaster will be the pattern for the Lord’s return? (V. 37-44)
12. What attitudes should Christians have as we approach the end times? (V. 42-51)
PERSONAL APPLICATION – a command to obey, a warning to heed, a promise to claim, a deed to do, an attitude to change….
PRAYER POINTS
Living In The End Times
STUDY NO: 2
TOPIC: Parables Of The End
BIBLE PASSAGE: Matthew 25:1-46
Activity: Get hold of the Keith Green song on the Sheep and the Goats and play it in class.
HOW TO STUDY THIS LESSON:
Open in prayer asking God for truth and wisdom from His Word.
Read the Bible passage
Answer the questions, writing the answers in the space provided.
Take about 3-5 minutes per question.
Fill in the “Personal Application” section
If you have time write down prayer points for members of the group.
Close in prayer.
STUDY QUESTIONS
1. What is the main lesson Jesus wants us to learn from the parable of the ten virgins? (v.13)
2. Who is the bridegroom? (v. 1,5)
3. Who are the wise virgins? What happened to them? (v.4,1 0)
4. Who are the foolish virgins? What happened to them? (v.3, 11-13)
5. What is the main lesson Jesus wants us to learn from the parable of the talents? (v. 29)
6. What did the Master do? (v. 14,15)
7. What did the two and five latent servants do? What was their reward? (v.16-23)
8. What did the one talent servant do? What happened to him? (v.18, 24-31)
9. What is the main lesson Jesus wants us to learn from the parable of the sheep and the goats? (v. 40, 45, 46)
10. What did the “sheep” do – and what was their reward? (v. 34-40)
11. What did (or didn’t) the goats do – and what happened to them (v. 41-46)
12. Why do you think it will be so important for Christians to be practical and compassionate during the end-times?
PERSONAL APPLICATION – a command to obey, a warning to heed, a promise to claim, a deed to do, an attitude to change….
PRAYER POINTS
Living In The End Times
STUDY NO: 3
TOPIC: The Resurrection - In Daniel
BIBLE PASSAGE: Daniel 12:1-3
HOW TO STUDY THIS LESSON:
Open in prayer asking God for truth and wisdom from His Word.
Read the Bible passage
Answer the questions, writing the answers in the space provided.
Take about 3-5 minutes per question.
Fill in the “Personal Application” section
If you have time write down prayer points for members of the group.
Close in prayer.
STUDY QUESTIONS
1. Who is Michael? (v. 1 – see also Daniel 1:13,21; Jude 1:9; Revelation 12:7)
2. What will happen during the resurrection? (v. 2,3)
3. What was Daniel told to do? (v.4) Is this being fulfilled today?
4. What were the angels discussing? (v. 5-7)
5. A time, times and a half is generally interpreted as three and a half years. See also Rev 11:3, 12:6 – what will happen during this time?
6. What is meant by the “scattering of the power of the holy people”? (v. 7 & Rev. 13:7)
7. Who will understand these prophecies? (v. 10)
8. When will they finally become clear? (v.9)
9. What will happen to those who endure? (v. 11,12)
10. What would finally happen to Daniel? (v. 13)
11. Why can’t the wicked understand prophecy? (v. 10)
12. What will be the reward of those who “turn any to righteousness” (v. 3)
PERSONAL APPLICATION – a command to obey, a warning to heed, a promise to claim, a deed to do, an attitude to change….
PRAYER POINTS
Living In The End Times
STUDY NO: 4
TOPIC: The Resurrection – In 1 Corinthians 15
BIBLE PASSAGE: 1 Corinthians 15:1-58
Activity: Bring some seeds to class – and the full-grown plant – e.g. pumpkin seeds and a pumpkin. Discuss in the light of 1 Corinthians 15:35-38
HOW TO STUDY THIS LESSON:
Open in prayer asking God for truth and wisdom from His Word.
Read the Bible passage
Answer the questions, writing the answers in the space provided.
Take about 3-5 minutes per question.
Fill in the “Personal Application” section
If you have time write down prayer points for members of the group.
Close in prayer.
STUDY QUESTIONS
1. What was “of first importance”? (v. 1-8)
2. What did Paul say about the importance of believing in the resurrection? (v. 12-19, 29-33)
3. When will the resurrection take place? (v. 22,23)
4. What is the “last enemy”? (v. 24-28)
5. How is this present body related to the resurrection body? (v.35-38, 42-44)
6. Will there be a difference in the glory & splendor of our resurrection bodies? (v. 39-42a)
7. Who decides what sort of body we will receive? (v. 38)
8. How does Paul compare Adam and Christ? What does this mean for us? (v. 44-49)
9. What does it mean by: “flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God” (v. 50,53,54)
10. Will we be changed gradually or in an instant? (v. 51,52)
11. What word will be fulfilled when that happens? (v. 55,56)
12. How should this encourage us to Christian service? (v. 58)
PERSONAL APPLICATION – a command to obey, a warning to heed, a promise to claim, a deed to do, an attitude to change….
PRAYER POINTS
Living In The End Times
STUDY NO: 5
TOPIC: The Tribulation – The Deceivers
BIBLE PASSAGE: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17
HOW TO STUDY THIS LESSON:
Open in prayer asking God for truth and wisdom from His Word.
Read the Bible passage
Answer the questions, writing the answers in the space provided.
Take about 3-5 minutes per question.
Fill in the “Personal Application” section
If you have time write down prayer points for members of the group.
Close in prayer.
STUDY QUESTIONS
1. What event must happen before the Lord returns? (v.1-4)
2. In the light of this what should our attitude be? (v. 2,3)
3. What will the Man of Sin be like? (v. 4,8,9)
4. What will Jesus do to him? (v. 8)
5. What is the “mystery of lawlessness”? (v. 6-8)
6. How will the Anti-Christ deceive people? (v. 9-12 – see also Matthew 7:21-23, 24:24, Mark 13:22, Revelation 13:13,14, 16:14,19:20)
7. What sort of people will be deceived? (v. 10-12)
8. How does Paul reassure the Thessalonians? (v. 13,14)
9. What are the Thessalonians to do? (v.15)
10. How can we “stand firm’” amidst the many false teachings that abound today?
11. How can God be our comfort in the end-times? (v. 16,17)
12. God can “establish us in every good word and work” (v.17) – list some “words and works” that you would like God to establish for you.
PERSONAL APPLICATION – a command to obey, a warning to heed, a promise to claim, a deed to do, an attitude to change….
PRAYER POINTS
Living In The End Times
STUDY NO: 6
TOPIC: The Tribulation - Persecution
BIBLE PASSAGE: Revelation 12 & 13
HOW TO STUDY THIS LESSON:
Open in prayer asking God for truth and wisdom from His Word.
Read the Bible passage
Answer the questions, writing the answers in the space provided.
Take about 3-5 minutes per question.
Fill in the “Personal Application” section
If you have time write down prayer points for members of the group.
Close in prayer.
STUDY QUESTIONS
1. The woman in Rev 12 is believing Israel/the Church who gives birth to Christ. What is the Devil’s reaction? (12:1-4)
2. What is the destiny of the male child? (12:5)
3. What happens to the Church? (12:6)
4. What happens to the Devil? (12:7-9)
5. When the Devil is forced down to earth what does he do? (12:12-13:9)
6. How do the saints overcome Satan? (12:10,11)
7. What does God do for the woman? (Rev 12:13-17)
8. Who does Satan go off to make war with? (Rev 12:17, 13:8-10)
9. Who are the beast, the dragon and the false prophet and what do they do? (13:1-18)
10. What do they compel people to do? What do they do to those who resist? (13:8,12-17)
11. What is the mark of the beast? What does it allow people to do? (13:16-18)
12. What sort of hard choices will Christians have to make in the end times? (13:10,15,17)
PERSONAL APPLICATION – a command to obey, a warning to heed, a promise to claim, a deed to do, an attitude to change….
PRAYER POINTS
Living In The End Times
STUDY NO: 7
TOPIC: The Tribulation – Babylon And World Trade
BIBLE PASSAGE: Revelation chap. 17 & 18
Activity: Find newspaper articles about world trade and the new economic order and bring them to class for discussion.
HOW TO STUDY THIS LESSON:
Open in prayer asking God for truth and wisdom from His Word.
Read the Bible passage
Answer the questions, writing the answers in the space provided.
Take about 3-5 minutes per question.
Fill in the “Personal Application” section
If you have time write down prayer points for members of the group.
Close in prayer.
STUDY QUESTIONS
1. Who is the woman? What city is it? What power does it have? (17:1-6, 18)
(Note” The Greek word for city is polis from which we get politics and means a clearly defined political unit – which can sometimes be broadly applied to a whole civilization.)
2. What do predatory cities of empire - like Babylon, Nineveh Rome have in common? Are there any such cities today?
3. What is this spirit of worldly empire opposed to? (17:4-6, 18:24)
4. How does international trade oppose or encroach on: the gospel, sacred spaces, the Sabbath, prophetic people and the environment, which is God’s creation?
5. What is the effect of such power on the kings of the earth? (17:2, 9-13)
6. How are the merchants part of Babylon? What sorts of things are traded? (18:3, 9-19, 23)
7. What is God’s attitude to this blasphemous, luxurious and unjust city? (18:1-8)
8. What does the voice from Heaven tell Christians to do? (18:4,5 – see also 13:16-18)
9. What happens if they don’t obey? (18:4,5)
10. What are the apostles and prophets told to do? (18:20)
11. How is Babylon allied with the occult? (18:13,23)
12. How does wealth deceive us? Will the end times involve a spiritual war between God and Mammon? (18:23,25, Matthew 6:24, 1Timothy 6:6-10)
PERSONAL APPLICATION – a command to obey, a warning to heed, a promise to claim, a deed to do, an attitude to change….
PRAYER POINTS
Living In The End Times
STUDY NO: 8
TOPIC: The Tribulation – The Final Plagues
BIBLE PASSAGE: Revelation chapters 15, 16
HOW TO STUDY THIS LESSON:
Open in prayer asking God for truth and wisdom from His Word.
Read the Bible passage
Answer the questions, writing the answers in the space provided.
Take about 3-5 minutes per question.
Fill in the “Personal Application” section
If you have time write down prayer points for members of the group.
Close in prayer.
STUDY QUESTIONS
1. What do the seven angels carry? (15:1,4-8)
2. Where are the saints now? Why must the Rapture have occurred prior to this? (15:2-4)
3. What is the first plague? Who does it affect? (16:1,2)
4. What is the second plague? What does it affect? (16:3)
5. What is the third plague? Why is it just and right? (16:4-7)
6. What is the fourth plague? What is the people’s reaction? (16:8,9)
7. What is the fifth plague? What is “the kingdom of the beast”? (16:10,11)
8. What is the sixth plague? Where is Armageddon? (16:12-16)
9. What is the seventh plague? What happens to “the great city’? (16:17-21)
10. What is the warning Jesus gives in verse 15? (see also Matthew 24:34,
1 Thessalonians 5:1-4, 2 Peter 3:10, Revelation 3:3)
11. What are the spiritual influences that proceed from the dragon, the beast and the false prophet? (v.13,14)
12. What doe sit mean that Babylon was remembered before God? (v.19)
PERSONAL APPLICATION – a command to obey, a warning to heed, a promise to claim, a deed to do, an attitude to change….
PRAYER POINTS
Living In The End Times
STUDY NO: 9
TOPIC: The Seven Churches
BIBLE PASSAGE: Revelation chap. 2 & 3
Activity: Bring seven candles in candleholders and light them in turn as you discuss each church.
HOW TO STUDY THIS LESSON:
Open in prayer asking God for truth and wisdom from His Word.
Read the Bible passage
Answer the questions, writing the answers in the space provided.
Take about 3-5 minutes per question.
Fill in the “Personal Application” section
If you have time write down prayer points for members of the group.
Close in prayer.
STUDY QUESTIONS(Note: The seven churches were real churches in Asia Minor (mostly in Turkey) may have been mostly Jewish Christians. They also represent seven states a Church can be in, and also seven ages of Church History. Locate them using your bible’s maps.)
1. What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Church in Ephesus? (2:1-7)
2. What did Jesus want them to do? How can we apply that today? (2:4,5)
3. What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Church in Smyrna? (2:8-11)
4. What promises does Jesus give to them? (2:10,11)
5. What was the consequence for the church in Pergamos of dwelling where Satan’s throne was? Can churches in dark places expect trouble? (2:12-17)
6. What was the spiritual and moral problem with the church in Thyatira? (2:18-29)
7. What is promised to those who overcome in Thyatira? (2:26-29)
8. The church in Sardis was the opposite of what it appeared to be. How is man’s judgment often incorrect about the Church? What was Jesus’ command to them? (3:1-6)
9. What is the key of David and what does it do? (3:7,8)
10. Why did Jesus commend those in Philadelphia? What did He promise them? (3:10-12)
11. What was wrong with the church in Laodecia? (3:14-17)
12. What did Jesus counsel them to do? (3:18-21)
PERSONAL APPLICATION – a command to obey, a warning to heed, a promise to claim, a deed to do, an attitude to change….
PRAYER POINTS
Living In The End Times
STUDY NO: 10
TOPIC: The Two Witnesses
BIBLE PASSAGE: Revelation 11:1-19
HOW TO STUDY THIS LESSON:
Open in prayer asking God for truth and wisdom from His Word.
Read the Bible passage
Answer the questions, writing the answers in the space provided.
Take about 3-5 minutes per question.
Fill in the “Personal Application” section
If you have time write down prayer points for members of the group.
Close in prayer.
STUDY QUESTIONS
1. How long do the two witnesses prophesy for? (v.1-3)
2. What is the significance of the olive trees and lampstands? (v4. & Zechariah 4:11-14)
3. What powers do these prophets possess? (v.5,6)
4. What happens when they complete their testimony and confront the Anti-Christ? (v.7)
5. How does this support the idea that God keeps His servants from harm until their job is done and their testimony completed?
6. In which city are they killed? (v.8) What is the spiritual significance of this?
7. What is the reaction of unbelievers to the death of the two witnesses? (v.9,10)
8. What is God’s response? How does He justify His servants? (v.11-13)
9. What was the effect of the earthquake? (v.13)
10. What occurs in Heaven? What happens to the kingdoms of this world? (v.15-17)
11. Who were full of wrath? Who were rewarded? Who were destroyed? (v.18)
12. What does this say about our responsibility to be good stewards of the environment?
PERSONAL APPLICATION – a command to obey, a warning to heed, a promise to claim, a deed to do, an attitude to change….